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At a JA Branch in Hyougo prefecture, you will find a 2 meter MSZ-oo6 Zeta Gundam on display. That Zeta Gundam, which served as the main mecha for Yoshiyuki Tomino's classic anime, Mobile Suit Gundam Zeta, was personally handcrafted and painted by ...

A special message is being displayed on Tokyo Tower in memory of those lost during the March 11, 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami, as well as to promote a sense of unity across the country. This evening between 6:30pm and midnight, the messag...

Smash hit anime Attack on Titan has a full cast of compelling human characters, but most of the merchandising and promotions that have come with the series' success are centered on the remorseless, pantless Titans themselves.

3rd charity short features stop-motion animation by studio dwarf Domo-kun creator Tsuneo Goda and Zapuni LLC, a collaborative project between Japanese animators and internationally renowned musicians, unveiled the third charity animation short on ...

A photo of a store display at an undisclosed anime shop in Japan is getting lots of attention because the display is showcasing the majority of the idol anime / game franchises for male audiences together.

Shifty Look, a Namco Bandai subsidiary, have managed to revive several classic Namco franchises, and were also behind the publisher's dating-sim game Namco High. I didn't even know who Bravoman was till they came around.

Rather than being the next Pokémon Master, fans can now become the next Pokémon Monopoly millionaire. In February, USAopoly, a company that sells special versions of popular board games, announced their newest projects, Pokémon Monopoly and The Le...

Kendo is a uniquely Japanese martial art. Like judo, karate, and aikido, this modernized version of a traditional art has numerous practitioners both in Japan around the world. And while some may approach it with more, um, zeal that others, it's g...

As the phenomenal Nagi no Asukara finishes up, P. A. Works is only now revealing their next animation, premiering immediately in the following season of summer 2014, an original anime title dubbed Glasslip.

First 'Attack On Titan' Anime Dub Cast Revealed Posted by Chris Beveridge March 10, 2014 at 01:31 PM Attack On Titan FUNimation is bringing out some of the cast for their upcoming June 3rd, 2014 onslaught of Attack on Titan releases and not surpri...

Ghibli Co-Founder Suzuki Toshio Retires as Producer Movie producer Suzuki Toshio is one of Japan's most famous producer and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. He will be stepping down from his role as producer and assume the supposedly smaller role of G...

Tokyo Girls' Style – Count 5 to Dream of You Tokyo Girls' Style members are starring in the movie Count 5 to Dream of You (5つ数えれば君の夢) which was released on March 8 in Japanese theaters. The story takes place in a high school during a cultural fest...

Namco Bandai Games began streaming the seventh and final full promotional video for its J-Stars Victory Vs. "team battle action" video game on Monday. The 13-minute video highlights the 52 characters from 32 titles who will appear in Shonen Jump's...

AID FOR JAPAN FUNDRAISER TUES 11TH MARCH AID FOR JAPAN will be staging a special fundraiser to coincide with the Third Year Anniversary of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami on Tuesday 11th March. AID FOR JAPAN was set up to support the orphans of th...

The first print of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster for PlayStation 3 packs the game with a little art book like Kigndom Hearts HD 1. 5 Remix. One interesting piece in the Final Fantasy X section is this drawing of Mt.

Kasuga Mirai & other idols mark smartphone game's 1st year with concert, giveaways A special animation video began streaming on smartphones to celebrate the first anniversary of The IDOLM@STER Million Live idol group producing game.

A new portal site for the 35th anniversary of Sunrise's Mobile Suit Gundam series launched today. The first TV anime series Mobile Suit Gundam started airing in Japan on April 7, 1979. While not much information is revealed, the tagline on the sit...

S For students in Japan, it sometimes seems like many are only studying English to pass tests. What fun is that? English is a tough language—especially for Japanese. In school, they learn all these stiff, formal expressions that might not be usefu...

So, the project continues right along. Two weeks ago I asked a few manga letterers to share their advice on manga lettering. Today, it's the translators turn! I think we all should know the role of a translator, but I bet there's some stuff behi...

The epic Shounen Jump! rumble known as J Stars Victory VS will finally be released this March 19. 2014 and Jump fans all over the globe are certainly looking forward for this one. Namco Bandai has recently released the games 7th and last PV and it...

Touch Detective 3: Does Nameko Dream Of Bananas? is the next in the puzzle series featuring a mushroom called Funghi and main character detective Mackenzie as she works to solve the mystery of missing bananas.

FUNimation Reveals 'Attack On Titan' Anime Release Extras/Premium Details Posted by Chris Beveridge March 10, 2014 at 11:21 AM Attack On Titan FUNimation has one of, if not the, biggest releases set for this year on June 3rd, 2014 with the first h...

Just like the show's first season, Kuroko's Basketball Season 2 will have 25 episodes according to the April issues of Monthly Animedia and Monthly Newtype magazines. The season's 25th episode (overall 50th episode), will air on March 29th.

The cream, as it usually does, is rising to the top. The welcome news that Space Dandy will indeed by 26 episodes (split cour, with the second presumably coming in the Summer or Autumn) couldn't have come at a better time, because the series is on...

Hiyori decides she's about 1000% done with Mitsuki after the two become locked in a little argument. I was done with Hiyori about one episode in, so Mitsuki has a lot more patience than I do, and it's obvious.

Noragami - 10 History tells us that the road Noragami started down this week is a dangerous one indeed, but so far it's safe travels. I don't know whether that sound was the manga readers breathing a sigh of relief or just sighing, but for this an...

Recap Both Asuta and Renge end up on a trip to a hot spring, each sent by their respective organizations. What a surprise! Gee's Thoughts Yes folks, the dreaded hot springs episode is here, and it's as skeezy and uncomfortable as you expected a h...

Impression It was a short, but tense confrontation between Alibaba and Ren Kouen at the start of the episode – had things not worked out right, Alibaba could have easily been overpowered by Kouen and his giant household.